With regard to access and coverage for highspeed internet and mobile services, MCIT aims
to achieve:
Geographic coverage for fixed internet
services for 75% of Egyptian households at
2 megabits per second (Mbps) by 2015, and
90% of households at 25 Mbps by 2021.
Availability of 3G mobile services for 98%
of the population by 2015, and 4G mobile
services for 90% of the population by 2021.
4.5 million households, approximately 22%
of Egyptian households, subscribing to
high-speed internet services by 2015, and
9 million households by 2021.
8 million subscribers to mobile internet
services by 2015 and 14 million subscribers
by 2021.
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The strategy also addresses the legislative
environment required for the coming phase.
This involves the amendment of a number of
existing laws: Telecommunications Law No. 10
of 2003, for example, contains certain articles
that require amendment in line with Egypt’s
democratic transition that will promote political
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50% of government agencies connected to
the internet at 25 Mbps and at least one
public access point at 25 Mbps serving 50%
of localities by 2015, and all government
agencies connected to the internet at 25
Mbps and one public access point serving all
major centers and localities by 2021.
Additionally, a number of new laws and
regulations will be prepared, drafted and
activated covering areas including freedom of
information, cyber security and e-commerce.
There are also plans to develop labor laws
related to working at home and part-time
and temporary employment for university
students, which will increase the number of
people working in outsourcing.
The strategy will be implemented through
a number of strategic pillars: International
Cooperation; ICT Innovation and Entrepreneurship;
ICT Industry Development; Digital Citizenship;
Human Capacity Building; Government ICT
Infrastructure and Digital Services; and
Telecommunications and Postal Service
Infrastructure.
The general policies of the strategy cover green
ICT, Arabic digital content, cloud computing,
digital identity management, access to
information, e-commerce, mobile applications
for development, manufacturing of tablet
computers for education, open-source software
and empowering people with disabilities.
The strategic pillars include specific initiatives:
The Digital Identity Management Initiative,
The Educational Reform using ICTs, Cloud
Computing and Tablet Computer Initiative, The
Arabic Digital Content Initiative, Back to Africa
Initiative and ICT for Empowering People with
Disabilities Initiative (PWDs). In addition to
the high-speed Internet Initiative which was
launched in 2011 (eMisr).
In total, the strategy comprises over 40 programs
and 120 projects.